Condenser.



M. T. BROWN 84 G, W. SOUTHERLAND.

CONDENSER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29,!9I5. RENEWED JAN. 24. I918.

1,26 5% Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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CONDENSER.

\ Application filedJune 29, 1915, Serial No. 36,962.

' the United States, and residents of J acksonville, in thecounty of Duval and State of Florida, have inventedan Improvement in Condensers, of which the following is specification. v

This invention relates tocondcnsers and more particularly to a condenser adapted for use in connection with apparatus for manufacturing turpentine.

One of the ob'ects of the invention is the provision of a condenser of novel construction which receives the vapor. from the still of a turpentine apparatus condenses said vapor and then discharges thesame therefrom. u 1- Another object is to provide a condenser in which thereis provided means for eflectively retarding the passage of the vapor therethrough and which has a maximum condensing-surface, vvherebythe vapor may be completely condensed. u u

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, oneoit' which, forthe purpose of illus trating the invention, is shown in the accompanying drawing, in ,which Figure 1 1s a vertical longitudinal sectional View throughthe condenser. l

Fig. .2 is a fragmentary side elevation thereof, parts being broken away and shown in sectlon. l .7. Fig. 3 is atransversew section on the line of Fig. 1. w 1 Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, in. which like. reference characters indicate similar parts, the numeral 5 indicates a lower tank preferably of rectangular formation and having an outlet 6 in one end thereof. An upper tank suitably mounted in the top of the lower tank 5 and has its sides spaced from the sides of said lower tank as indicated at 8' for a purpose ,which will appearin the course of this description Thebottom 9 of the upper tank 7 is inclined: longitudinally,

as shown in Fig. 1, and; is; concave in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918. Renewed January 24. 1918. seria1na21ae15.

cross section, as shown in Fig. 3 in order to facilitate the flow of a fluidltherefrom.

The uppertank-Tisprovided with a 1on gitudinally extending partition, generally indicated by the numeral 10, whichis bent to provide a series of pockets openingalternately, in opposite directions, thepockets lljopening toward the top of the tank while the pockets 12 open towardthe bottom thereof. In other words, the pockets on eachside ofgany given pocket open in the same direc t on. The depth of each succeeding pocket decreases from one end of the tank/7, as

illustrated in Fig; 1. The partition 10 divides the tank 7 into upper and lower compartments, the former heingadapted to receive cold .water from a supply pipe 13 while the latter compartment is connected to the still of a turpentine apparatus (not shown) by means of an inlet pipe 14: which extends throughone end of saidtank 7- and communicates .withthe first pocket 12 having the greatest depth. A plurality of bafiie plates 15 are arranged transversely of the.

tank 7 and extend from the bottom thereof a distance into all of the pockets 12 with the exception of the one nearest the inlet pipe 14:. These baflle plates :15, cooperate with the pockets 12 formed in the partition to-causethe vapor entering the pipe 14 to take a tortuous passagearound said plates, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1, so that said vapor will be retarded in its movement through the tank and thereby effectively condensed by contact with the walls of said pockets .which are rendered cold by the water fed into the upper compartment through the pipe 13. Inorder to permit drainage of all ofythe compartments and prevent collection of the condensate therein, the hottam of each plate 15 isprovided with a sniall opening15. The lowermost per: tion of the bottom 9 of the tank? isprovided with an outlet opening inwhich; is

mounted] one end. of an outlet pipe 16 arranged in thetank 5ancl which first ex curved to extend in the opposite direction and has its other end mounted in the end of the tank 5 adjacent to the outlet opening in said bottom 9.

The upper compartment of the tank 7 has arranged transversely thereof, at intervals, plates17, each of which extends from the top of the tank to a point adjacentthe bottom of one of the water pockets 11 thereby permitting water from the pipe 13 to flow under the same into the next succeeding space between said plates. These plates 17 are provided so aS to facilitate the removal of water from any one of the compartments formed thereby should said water become too warm to effectively cool the walls of the pockets.

An overflow reservoir 18 is secured to the tank 7 adjacent the top and longitudinally thereof and is provided with a plurality of small openings 19 in its bottom through which the overflow water passes, which enters the'reservoir through the small pipes 20. The water flowing through the openings 19 drops into the lower tank 5 through the space- 8 between said upper and lower tanks and supplies the latter in order that any vapor which might enter the outlet pipe 16 may be condensed. In order to prevent the water from flowing over the sides of the tank 5 and to maintain the same at a predetermined level in said tank the opening 6 is provided therein.

We claim 1. A condenser comprising upper and lower tanks, a partition in said upper tank, means associated with said partition for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said upper tank, and an outlet pipe arranged in said lower tank and communieating with said upper tank.

2. A condenser comprising upper and lower tanks, a partition in said upper tank, means associated with said partition for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said upper tank, an outlet pipe arranged in said lower tank and communicating with said upper tank, and means carried by the upper tank for transmitting the overflow therefrom to said lower tank.

3. A condenser comprising upper and lower tanks, a partition in'said upper tank, means associated with said partition for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said upper tank, and an outlet pipe having one end connected to an end of said upper tank and extending longitudinally of said lower tank, the other end of said pipe being mounted in the end of the lower tank adjacent theoutletend of the upper tank.

4. A condenser comprising a tank having a bottom the longitudinal center of which is lower than its sides, a partition in said tank having pockets opening alternately in opposite directions, and means associated with certain of said pockets for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said tank, said means having openings contiguous to the longitudinal center of said bottom.

5. A condenser comprising a tank, a partition in said tank having pockets opening alternately in opposite directions, said pockets being of decreasing depth from one end of said tank to the other, and means associated with said pockets for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said tank.

6. A condenser comprising a tank having an inclined bottom, a partition in said tank having pockets opening alternately in opposite directions, and means associated with certain of said pockets for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said tank. 7. A condenser comprising a tank having an inclined and concaved bottom, a partition in said tank having pockets opening alternately in opposition directions, said pockets being of a decreasing depth from one end of said tank to the other and means associated with certain of said pockets for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said tank.

8. A condenser comprising upper and lower tanks, a horizontally arranged partition in said upper tank having pockets opening alternately in opposite directions, means associated with certain of said pockets for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said tank, and an outlet pipe for said upper tank mounted in said lower tank.

9. A condenser comprising upper and lower tanks, a horizontally arranged partition in said upper tank having pockets opening alternately in opposite directions, said pockets being of decreasing depth from one end of said tank to the other, means associated with certain of said pockets for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said tank, and an outlet pipe for said upper tank mounted in said lower tank.

10. A condenser comprising upper and lower tanks, the bottom of said upper tank being inclined, a horizontally arranged artition in said upper tank having poc ets opening alternately in opposite directions, said pockets being of a decreasing depth from one end of said tank to the other, means in the lower portion of said upper tank and associated with certain of said pockets for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid. through said tank, and an outlet pipe for said upper tank mounted in said lower tank, and plates arranged in the upper portion of said upper tank for dividing the same into compartments.

11. A condenser comprising upper and lower tanks, a partition in said upper tank, means associated with said partition for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said upper tank, an outlet pipe arranged in said lower tank and communicating with said upper tank, and an overflow reservoir carried by said upper tank and .assooiated with certain of said pockets for causing the tortuous passage of a fluid through said tank, an outlet pipefor said upper tank mounted in said lower tank, and r i an overflow reservoir carried by said upper tank and adapted to supply said lower tank.

MAURICE T. BROWN. GEO. W; SOUTHERLAND.

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